The intersection marks the northwest corner of our property. As you can see in the foreground, when the frost goes out of the road in spring we are left with a muddy, miry mess. It makes one wonder.
I was talking with a neighborhood farmer who is also a friend. I mentioned what a mess the road was. He said it was indeed one of the worst places along our road. He then asked me, “Do you know how they kept cars from sinking in that part of the road?” I replied that I didn’t. He then proceeded to tell me that, “Years ago, when I was just a kid, they put logs across the road to provide stability. Before that, every spring a car or two would get completely bogged in there.” As a typical and curious guy, I wanted to know more.
This spring, I noticed that logs were “peeking” in some places in the road. Winter freeze had heaved them and snow plows had cleared off the dirt. Before the County Road Commission began spring maintenance on the road, I took the camera and walked the area and took the shot above. In the photo, you can see the top of a log that’s a bit over 4 inches in diameter.
Here’s another log.
And yet another. These three weren’t the only ones that were visible.
A couple of days later, the county road crew laid down some new dirt and gravel in the road and they graded it to get rid of the potholes that had developed when the frost went out of the ground. The photo on the banner at the top of this blog is one that I took right after they finished that work.
Living on a dirt road is okay. In fact it can be interesting. There is one drawback, and I’m not talking about bumps in the road.
If you live on a dirt road, you can’t keep your car clean and shiny. If you can live with that, it’s a great place to be.
I hope you come back and visit us here on our secondary road. You’ll find a warm welcome.
Hi Sylvia! My, but your car is filthy!!!!!!
Justine 😮 )
I’d trade the clean car for a bit of space anyday!! 🙂 Oh, I brought up your name yesterday in my blog meet-and-greet as one of my favs!
It reminds me of my country, Philippines. Once it rains, you can’t get rid of the mud. I just ride on jeepneys and it’s very inconvenient. Now, that I’m here in CA, I sometimes wished for some rain. And so when it rains, I don’t care if I had a muddy bug, haha!
thanks for recommending those books from CS Lewis. 🙂
have a great week!
And when the mud dries up, there’s the dust…
I agree on the interesting part when it comes to dirt roads; at least they’ve got personality! 🙂
Vanilla,
I’d have to explain about “tertiary.” But I like the way you think!
Meghan,
Good thinking on that color. When I lived on a paved road, I kept my car clean and shiny. Looks like those days are forever gone.
Good Morning, Neighbor!
When we bought the truck, we specifically held out for one the color of dirt. It looks the cleanest of them all but it’s the dirtiest.
Checkers has been greeting me in the barn the last couple of mornings. More like scaring me silly as she shoots past me on her way out of the barn. Nothing like an early morning adreneline rush to get the ticker going.
Have a great day!
I looked at the first picture and wondered why you didn’t call your blog “Tertiary Roads.” Just kidding.